Ivermectin, antiviral properties and COVID-19: a possible new mechanism of action.
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol
; 393(7): 1153-1156, 2020 07.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-381714
ABSTRACT
Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug that has shown also an effective pharmacological activity towards various infective agents, including viruses. This paper proposes an alternative mechanism of action for this drug that makes it capable of having an antiviral action, also against the novel coronavirus, in addition to the processes already reported in literature.
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Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Ivermectin
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Coronavirus Infections
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S00210-020-01902-5
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